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Progress Report 4 Ditmars Best Fan Writer * Tansy Rayner Roberts, for body of work The Ditmar Nominees have been announced * Chuck McKenzie, for work in Horrorscope and voting has commenced. and will remain * Robert Hood, for Undead Backbrain (roberthood.net/blog) * Tehani Wessely, for body of work open until one minute before midnight Perth * Bruce Gillespie, for work in Steam Engine Time time on Wednesday, 1st of September, 2010 (ie. 11.59pm, GMT+8). You can find a voting form Best Fan Artist * Dave Schembri, for work in Midnight Echo at http://ditmars.sf.org.au/2010/2010_Ditmar_ * Kathleen Jennings, for body of work Ballot.pdf * Dick Jenssen, for body of work Congratulations to the following nominees: Best Fan Publication in Any Medium * Interstellar Ramjet Scoop , edited by Bill Wright Best Novel * A Writer Goes on a Journey (awritergoesonajourney.com), edited * Leviathan, (Penguin) by Nyssa Pascoe et al * Liar, Justine Larbalestier (Bloomsbury) * ASif! (asif.dreamhosters.com), edited by Alisa Krasnostein, Gene * World Shaker, Richard Harland (Allen & Unwin) Melzack et al * Slights, (Angry Robot Books) * Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet (bullsheet.sf.org.au), edited by * Life Through Cellophane, Gillian Polack (Eneit Press) Edwina Harvey and Ted Scribner Best Novella or Novelette * Steam Engine Time , edited by Bruce Gillespie and Janine Stinson * “Siren Beat”, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Twelfth Planet Press) Best Achievement * “Black Water”, (Jupiter Magazine) * Alisa Krasnostein, Liz Grzyb, Tehani Wessely, Cat Sparks and * “After the World: Gravesend”, Jason Fischer (Black House Kate Williams, for the New Ceres Nights booklaunch Comics) * H. Gibbens, for the Gamers’ Quest CGI-animated book trailer * “Horn”, Peter M. Ball (Twelfth Planet Press) * Ruth Jenkins and Cathy Jenkins-Rutherford, for the children’s * “Wives”, Paul Haines (X6/Couer de Lion) program at Conjecture * Amanda Rainey, for the cover design of Siren Beat/Roadkill Best Short Story (Twelfth Planet Press) * “The Piece of Ice in Ms Windermere’s Heart”, Angela Slatter (New Ceres Nights, Twelfth Planet Press) * Gillian Polack et al, for the Southern Gothic banquet at Conflux * “Six Suicides”, (A Book of Endings, Twelfth Planet Press) Best New Talent * “Black Peter”, Marty Young (Festive Fear, Tasmaniac * Pete Kempshall Publications) * Kathleen Jennings * “Seventeen”, Cat Sparks (Masques, CSFG) * Thoraiya Dyer * “Tontine Mary”, Kaaron Warren (New Ceres Nights, Twelfth * Jason Fischer Planet Press) * Simon Petrie * “Prosperine When it Sizzles”, Tansy Rayner Roberts (New Ceres * Christopher Green Nights, Twelfth Planet Press) * Peter M. Ball Best Collected Work William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review * The New Space Opera 2, edited by and Gardner * Chuck McKenzie, for “The Dead Walk! … Into a Bookstore Near Dozois You” (Eye of Fire #1, ) (HarperCollins) * Ian Mond, for reviews on his blog (mondyboy.livejournal.com) * New Ceres Nights, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Tehani * Grant Watson, for reviews and articles for Eiga: Asian Cinema Wessely (www.eigaasiancinema.com) (Twelfth Planet Press) * Helen Merrick, for The Secret Feminist Cabal: a cultural history * Slice Of Life, Paul Haines, edited by Geoffrey Maloney (The of science fiction feminisms (Aqueduct Press) Mayne Press) * A Book of Endings, edited by Deborah Biancotti, Alisa Best Fannish Cat Krasnostein and Ben Payne (Twelfth Planet Press) Don’t forget to nominate in our own special- * Eclipse Three, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books) award-of-the-convention, Best Fannish Cat. You Best Artwork must be a member of Dudcon III to nominate * Cover art, New Ceres Nights (Twelfth Planet Press), Dion Hamill * Cover art, The Whale’s Tale (Peggy Bright Books), Eleanor Clarke and vote but your nominee does not need to be * Cover art and illustrations, Shards: Short Sharp Tales a member. All the rules are to be found at: (BrimstonePress), Andrew J. McKiernan http://members.optuszoo.com.au/~dudcon/ * Cover art, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #42, Lewis Morley special_award.html. Email your nominations to * Cover art, “Horn” (Twelfth Planet Press), Dion Hamill [email protected] or mail to PO Box * Cover art, Masques (CSFG), Mik Bennett 1126, Mitcham Nth, Vic 3132. Nominations close at 23:59 EST on Friday 13th August 2010.